This evening I received a phone call to tell me that Dick Cribb died this afternoon.

His health had not been good for some time. He was taken in to East Kent hospital in Canterbury a few months ago, and was kept in for a while, but came out and got back to quiz events. He was undergoing tests to see whether he would have to have regular dialysis.

A few days ago, he became poorly and his wife took him back to the hospital. He received his first dialysis treatment. He rang me on Tuesday to apologise for not being able to make it to my quiz that night, but looked forward to being out in time to make next week's

I gather that he took a turn for the worse today, and cause of death appears to be a massive organ failure.

Dick was one of the nicest, kindest people you could ever hope to meet. I and his other friends and family will miss him greatly.